The Penn's Grove record., 1887-06-04

HOnOring the Deau'
Monday being the holiday set apart
to do honor to the dead who sacriiice1
their lives for the preservation OF The
uion of states, Acton Post g. A. X.
OF Penusgrove, upheld the honors Of
the dav hy paying their usual tribute
OF respect to their fallen comrades. al
/ s O'Clock the Post marched to the mus
ic of the Penusgrove Comet Band u
Emmanuel Genet cry, and decorated
the graves Of the soldiers buried theiI
with flags and flowers. Al 10 O'CLOCK
the Post, Band, and over " hundred
citizens lIom ~Pehnsgrove AID places
along tie railroad boarded the steam
en- ). y. Mccall Tor a trip to OLD For
Delaware which was reached at quar-
ter alter IL O'Clock. Alter rambling
through tie old structure for an hoti
and thIee-quarters the party lett iol
Firms Point.
Tie liue of mach to the Natl'lai
Cemetery over which hundreds oil he
roes had been borne to their last rest
ing place, wds trampeled by those WHO
went 10 do them honor. n solemn
dirge was played Oh entering the Guy
OF the dead and was continued along
the line OF march TO the right over
the resting places of the brave men
OF the South and the retdIh
to the mound i'll the centre. Inc
Post then assembled over the graves
OF the Union soldier and the ritual SCI
vices wa read by Charles Bowen, Com
mandeI; Charles English, 81. wee
Commander, j. NJ. Cook, Jr. VICE
Commander, and IL. ii. Dettlofft, act
ing Chaplain. After sticking iiags
and strewing flowers at intervals over
the resting place of both the Union
and Confederate soldiers all galheled
around To listen TO the eloquent adj
dress by Rev. Joseph Garrison ot Fed
ricktown. IL. II. Detroit, Esq, IN
introducing Mr.. Garrison, said during
the seven years of the Posts memorial
visits they had had different persons to
deliver address but never before had
they ever had a man who had been III
active service in the army of the Po-
tomac.
Mr.. Garrison said it was not a day
for IL picnic occasion and he did not APP
prove of the irreyerenct shown by many
He considered it a solemn occasion to
gather under the old flag TO pay a TIL
butte of respect to the heroic dead 10y
marking their lat resting place with
flags and flowers as a token OF honor TO
those who gave their lives for tiell
| country. We knew not the patriotic
blood that flows through the veins OF
the country until it was aroused hv the
| attack on Fort Sumter and the largest
volunteers army ever recorded III his
tory was raised. We do not justly APP
| preciate our government and county
| as we should wien the great Gust OF
blood to by our liberty was consider
ed. Interpretations of soldiers are uI'-
known except to those who experienced
them. He then gave II touching de-
scription Of the parting of soldiers and
| their relatives aud arousiug OF tue sol
| diers without their breakfasts to enga
ge in the battle of Fredericksburg.
some suppose the war was Tor the
liberation of The slaves but the real
motive was to preserve and perpetuate
the government of our forefathers.
The suffering WAS not only on the bat
tie field but in the hospitables. and
thousands starved in Southern prisons.
Oar comrades are falling around rs and
we are falling. Honor those who felI
to preserve the government and iiberat-
ed three million slaves. God bless
the women Tor their defence at home.
We should cherish the names of all
the commanders as every private shares
in. their honor. We are left but will
fall. As you were good soldiers fo'
your country be also good soldiers fol
Jesus Christ. Then WREN time has
ended you will be Oh the list OF the long
roll call to join the host of Jesus, ant
viii rise, not to receive Il meager pen.
sion but an eternal Inheritance. Point.
ing to the stars and stripes above he
said there is no North, 10 South, NJ
East, no West and may the glorious
emblem wave over ali till time is III
longer.
The address was shoIt as the boa
had to leave al 4 o'clocE to meet tht
train. but very interesting and enter
tanning.